Hi! My name is Oren Shalmy.
This blog is a collection of articles discussing various technologies used in video and film post production. Some posts are original, most are not.
From open source tools and rebel techniques to high-end DI, digital distribution, animation and VFX.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

MentalCore - a solution for optimizing the Maya and mental ray workflow is out!:
CoreCG is a New Zealand-based research and development that specializes in creative solutions for CG animation and visual effects.
The company announced the release of MentalCore - a cross-platform, standalone plugin designed to help artists achieve maximum creativity and efficiency while using NVIDIA mental ray with Autodesk Maya. According to the company, the release follows two years of extensive use at Oktobor Animation, a year of beta testing by high profile film, television, and game companies, and a soft launch in December 2011.